Holiday Beach Hawk Watch Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 139 3367 68088 Osprey 0 0 24 Bald Eagle 6 67 399 Northern Harrier 14 134 1025 Sharp-shinned Hawk 29 237 8726 Cooper's Hawk 27 78 293 American Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 75 271 602 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4331 Red-tailed Hawk 226 1441 3236 Rough-legged Hawk 1 10 27 Golden Eagle 6 71 115 American Kestrel 0 3 1706 Merlin 4 14 101 Peregrine Falcon 1 7 93 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 528 5700 88770 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:45:00 Total observation time: 8.75 hours Official Counter: Hugh Kent Observers: Chad Cornish, Jeremy Bensette, Larry Ludwicki, Liz Kent, Michael St. Pierre, Mike Jaber, Noel Herdman, Peter Veighey Visitors: A big thanks to Chad, Mike, Noel, Liz, Peter, Jeremy, Mike St P and Larry for all the help on what was a fairly busy day. It was good to see Heather and Alban, Rob from Ann Arbour and Neil from Detroit who all took an active part in the Hawk Watch. Weather: Moderate to strong wind from the north initially, turning north east mid morning. Temperature around 8c, initially overcast but gradually clearing by early afternoon. Visibility good and pressure constant. Raptor Observations: A good day. Big flight close to the tower mid morning of Red-tailed Hawk (226 day total) and Red-shouldered Hawk (75 day total), with Red shoulders leading the way initially. Then a reasonably constant 25 per hour Red-tails for the rest of the day with Red-Shoulders tailing off in the afternoon. Turkey Vultures came through in a few small groups in the middle of the day. Golden Eagles (6) flew past close to the shore in two groups late morning and late afternoon. Sharp-shinned Hawks (29), Coopers Hawks (27) and Northern Harriers (14) were spread throughout the day, accompanying the Buteos. A Rough-legged Hawk was a nice finish to the day. Non-raptor Observations: Reasonable flights of American Goldfinch (337), Rusty Blackbird (408) and Cedar Waxwing throughout the day. American Crows (9850) seemed to pepper the sky constantly. Duck numbers have reduced a bit, with the exception of Gadwall and Mallard, but there was good diversity with twelve species seem. Dunlin (40) flew in and settled on the marsh for a time and it was good to see both American White Pelican (12) and Sandhill Crane flying by. A white-winged Crossbill was heard calling as it flew over at height near the end of the day. The list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S202313100. Predictions: Tomorrow is forecast to be a similar day to today with one vital exception - the wind will be moderate from the east. This means the we will probably have fewer numbers than we did today, but not necessarily a different mix. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Hugh Kent (Hughnkent@gmail.com) Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://hbmo.ca/ More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100